Saturday Italian style....

After closing up shop I took the 2009 Vespa GTS 300ie for it's first real ride, 240km was spent on it during the day. First a quick (if you can call 130kp top speed quick) run down to Stockholm where I met up with Aprilia Moto 6.5 & wine fanatic Ingela at Caffé Ugo for a warm foccacia & coffe, then we went cruising around Stockholm soaking up the sun and seeing tons of bikes all over the place, after saying goodby to Ingela it was back on the road home to Mosta Hill for a nice Nonino Grappa and lounging in front of the TV with house cat Enzo Ferrari....

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DP says: All in all a great day with a definite Italian touch...

Spring came and went!?!?!

This weekend was spent at the local Ford dealership showing the 2009 lineup of Aprilia, Vespa & Piaggio, Saturday was sunny & warm and there were some arriving on bikes, Sunday was another nice Swedish spring day, going home I snapped this picture of some farmland all ready for spring plowing....

This morning I wake up to another 5cm of snow around Mosta Hill and that same place today look like this....

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DP asks: When will this all end??????

Dee-Dee Ducati....

Lady Luck Is joined by Mosta Hill zipcode and from the heart of Texas, Speed Junkies thanx!!!

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DP says: Spring is in the air, or something..... 

Vespa GTS 300ie Super....

OK so some actually thought I was going to ride a Victory Hammer S (and I really would like to do that too) this summer but I'll be riding the new Vespa GTS 300ie and I'm really looking forward to get some serious km's under it's wheels this summer, perfect for those ice cream runs, wednesday evenings at the harbour checking out the Hot Rods, sunday rides on the nice Uppland roads, Scooter Premiären in Stockholm and a road trip or two, well today she arrived red and brand spankin' new from Italy and she's sweeet...

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DP says: Can't wait to hit the road on this red beaute...

Snow @ Mosta Hill...

Waking up to yet another snowy morning at Mosta Hill, when will it all end??? It must be atleast 3 or 4 winters since we had this much snow around here, right now trying to find a nice Volvo T22 to handle all the white stuff, I feel the need, the need for a tractor!!! 

Almost every night is spent with my bikes in the workshop and getting a bunch done so when spring rolls around I'll have some choices of rides, hopefully.....

Lately I have been surfing around and seen the LTO Project on a bunch of sites like Streetracker, Belladonna Trackers, Sideburn, Speed Junkies and even our own Swedish World Champ Bike Builder Stellan has given it his seal of approval so I guess doing a Speedway bike for the street is not as screwed up as everybody around me has soo nicely pointed out, and to all you out there that like it THANX....

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DP says: Speedway bikes for the street is the new black....

LTO Left Turn Only...

Some have asked "when will LTO hit the streets", "is the project dead", "are you a chicken" etc. so I guess it's time to show some of the progress. Right now I feel the overall look is right on the $$$, Speedway but not really, don't wan't to do it the other way around since another Swede has already done that, the handlebars feel just right and finally tyres have been decided on, the rear is a 4.0-19" Avon Safety wich looks a bit fat but I like it, front was harder, there aren't a buch of 23" tyres to choose from, I don't want Speedway rubber and not the fat new Avon 23" so I went with bicycle, YES it's a Nokian tire from a Kronan, love the look but the handling!?!?!?! we'll see. What's left is some welding on the rear frame & tank, I have to finalize the decision on the rear brake so ISR can start making it, right now I like a sprocket brake with a 6-piston caliper if it can be made as large as 72 tooth. Then it's off to powdercoat and paint. 

For more pix....

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DP says: Mälaren Runt is August 15'th, maybe by then... 

Cooler than a Tuborg....

Verry good friend and Dammtrax connection Niclas sent me a link to this Danish site some weeks ago and I have since visited EVERY DAY, this is just soooo cool, this is the way a bike should look, can I get a less is more......

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DP says: Wrenchmonkees rock my world....

Dee-Dee Ducati....

Just got a batch of parts last week so this weekend I spent some time with my girl fitting adjustable 2-finger Titax brake & clutch grips, Valter Moto rear sets & gas cap all thanx to Boove.se but the coolest retro find of all time was a set of Supertrapp that Jonas @ Sunbike had just laying around, I just love the look of it. Thanx to all that support this project...

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DP says: BTW Skitskraj is back online....

MC Mässan Stockholm 2009...

Spent the last 4 days at Mc Mässan networking, talking to customers, looking at news and having a blast drinking beer with friends in the Motorrad VIP room (untill they ran out). Picked up a set of Supertrapp's and a XR seat for the Dee-Dee Ducati project and of course a helmet or two, I also checked out all the news from Ducati, BMW, Harley and all the others but my 2 loves of the show was a red Vespa 300 Super and the 69 Camaro blue with white rally stripes Victory Hammer S, another favorite was Svenska Scooter Klubben stand, real cool stuff.....
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DP says: I'll be riding one of the 2 above this summer, need a hint?
It begins with a V.....

Dee-Dee Ducati....

Did a test fit of the new EBC XC discs and with just a minor fitment problem they worked out just fine and look real good, saved a bunch on unsprung weight compared to the stock Brembo discs. Next desisson is what brake pads to use but I think I'll stick with Carbone Lorraine, those have worked great for me on other bikes. I have also ordered a set of Titax clutch & brake levers, looks good and feels just soo right....

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DP says: Just waiting for some Ducati parts now.....

Dee-Dee Ducati....

Parts are rolling in and things are moving along quite nicely, thanx. Latest is a set of EBC's new XC discs front and rear (thanx Björn @ G-Partner), looking real good....
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DP says: Just saw the BMW Lo Rider from the Milano Show, it rocks.......

Dee-Dee Ducati....

Some pre x-mas gifts has arrived for the girl, Santa Claus red ingitionwires, Lucas style headlight, Cadillac 59 tailights and her verry own license plate. Colour has been decided on and a KBC helmet (thanx Peter @ PMC-Bike) has been painted and are now in the hands of Hot Rods by Max for some old school pinstriping in white & red. On the interesting side of the Dee-Dee Duacti project is that some people in The Swedish Ducati Club has taken serious offence to what I'm doing to an iconic motorcycle so much it has come down to personal attacks on the SDK Forum, what more can I say than For christ's sake it's just a motorcycle!!! Lighten up....
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DP says: Winter has hit Mosta Hill, no snow yet but it's coold....

Dee-Dee Ducati....

Mattias "the Ducati wizard" came over this weekend to help me strip Dee-Dee down and give here a check up, turned out she's quite OK and just in need of a few things so here we go web crusing for Ducati parts in carbon fibre and other exotic materials. Some modifications I have clear in my head and parts are on the way but I have yet to decide on color and style of paint...

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DP says: Thanx Mattis you'r the man....

Dee-Dee Ducati....

Introducing Dee-Dee Ducati, a used & abused stripper, a theft recovery Monster 900 I picked up from an insurance company after she had spent the last 12 months under a three in the woods, she looks real sad and needs some serious TLC but this can turn into a real summer romance. Not really clear on what I'll do but some Hot Rodding and a seriously nasty paint job then we'll see....
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DP says: Next stop SDK.....

Dammtrax from Japan....

The other day I got some helmets from Japanese Dammtrax, one GT, one Street and one Slim, cooler helmets are hard to find....

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DP says: Thanx Niclas for hooking me up.....